🔐 Cybersecurity Glossary
Over 265 professional cybersecurity terms in English & Arabic — your comprehensive reference for the cybersecurity world
265 terms
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47 frameworks
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§ Privacy & Data Law 12
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16 terms
🌐 Demilitarized Zone
DMZ
المنطقة منزوعة السلاح
A perimeter network segment that sits between the internal network and the external network to provide an additional layer of security.
🌐 Domain Name System Security Extensions
DNSSEC
امتدادات أمن نظام أسماء النطاقات
A suite of extensions to DNS that adds security by enabling DNS responses to be validated as authentic.
🌐 Firewall
FW
الجدار الناري
A network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
🌐 Intrusion Detection System
IDS
نظام كشف التسلل
A system that monitors network or system activities for malicious activities or policy violations and produces alerts.
🌐 Intrusion Prevention System
IPS
نظام منع التسلل
A network security tool that monitors traffic for threats and automatically takes action to prevent them.
🌐 Microsegmentation
التجزئة الدقيقة
A security technique that divides a network into isolated segments down to the individual workload level.
🌐 Network Access Control
NAC
التحكم بالوصول للشبكة
A security approach that attempts to unify endpoint security and network access enforcement.
🌐 Network Segmentation
تجزئة الشبكة
The practice of splitting a network into sub-networks to improve security and performance.
🌐 Secure Access Service Edge
SASE
حافة خدمة الوصول الآمن
A cloud architecture model that combines network security functions with WAN capabilities to support dynamic secure access.
🌐 Secure DNS
نظام أسماء النطاقات الآمن
DNS configurations and protocols that protect against DNS hijacking, spoofing, and cache poisoning attacks.
🌐 Secure Email Gateway
SEG
بوابة البريد الإلكتروني الآمنة
A solution that monitors emails sent and received to prevent unwanted email including spam, phishing, and malware.
🌐 Software-Defined Networking
SDN
الشبكات المعرّفة بالبرمجيات
An approach to networking that uses software-based controllers to direct traffic on the network and communicate with hardware infrastructure.
🌐 SSL/TLS Certificate
SSL
شهادة SSL/TLS
A digital certificate that authenticates a website identity and enables encrypted connections between a web server and browser.
🌐 Virtual Private Network
VPN
الشبكة الافتراضية الخاصة
A technology that creates an encrypted connection over a less secure network, providing secure remote access to organizational resources.
🌐 Web Application Firewall
WAF
جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب
A security solution that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP/HTTPS traffic to and from a web application.
🌐 Zero Trust Architecture
ZTA
بنية الثقة الصفرية
Security model based on the principle "never trust, always verify" — every user, device, and application must be continuously authenticated regardless of network location. Key pillars: strong identity, device validation, least-privilege access, microsegmentation, and continuous monitoring.